repertoiremap - map symbolic character names to Unicode code points
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Description
A repertoire map defines mappings between symbolic character names (mnemonics) and Unicode code points
when compiling a locale with localedef(1). Using a repertoire map is optional, it is needed only when
symbolic names are used instead of now preferred Unicode code points.
Syntax
The repertoiremap file starts with a header that may consist of the following keywords:
comment_char
is followed by a character that will be used as the comment character for the rest of the file.
It defaults to the number sign (#).
escape_char
is followed by a character that should be used as the escape character for the rest of the file to
mark characters that should be interpreted in a special way. It defaults to the backslash (\).
The mapping section starts with the keyword CHARIDS in the first column.
The mapping lines have the following form:
<symbolic-name><code-point>comment
This defines exactly one mapping, comment being optional.
The mapping section ends with the string ENDCHARIDS.
Examples
A mnemonic for the Euro sign can be defined as follows:
<Eu> <U20AC> EURO SIGN
Files
/usr/share/i18n/repertoiremaps
Usual default repertoire map path.
Name
repertoiremap - map symbolic character names to Unicode code points
Notes
Repertoire maps are deprecated in favor of Unicode code points.
See Also
locale(1), localedef(1), charmap(5), locale(5)
Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-06-15 repertoiremap(5)
Standards
POSIX.2.
